So you'd have a patron who would be higher class, richer, more powerful, have some political power, and you would be loyal to your patron, and your patron would then represent you in court, try to get you jobs, try to get you more business, do all the kinds of things that patrons do for their clients.

要找个比你社会地位高，比你有钱有权，有一定政治影响力的庇护人，你也要忠诚于他，庇护人会在法庭上代表你，帮你找工作，帮你介绍生意，各种庇护人为被庇护人做的事。

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The Treaty of Westphalia officially put an end to the 30 Years War, but more than that it ratified two decisive features that would be given powerful expression by Hobbes.

威斯特伐利亚条约》正式结束了,三十年战争，比这更重要的是，出现了两个决定性的特征,霍布斯将会给这两个特征有力的解释。

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On the other hand,when he, even Oedipus himself, when he understands and he relents,and in a sense he apologizes for what he's done,but more importantly,he ceases,of course, to be powerful and to act in that way,wisdom comes to him.

另一方面,即便是俄狄浦斯自己,当他对他的所作所为开始反思,悔过,更为重要的是他选择了让步,他变得强大,智慧再次降临到他的头上

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